Mike Scott

A Letter to the Meteorologists of New Orleans

Dear meteorologists of New Orleans, Good manners prompt me to begin with an apology. By the...

Does New Orleans Live in Your Heart?

Dear Dubuque, No matter where one resides in America today, it seems we live in...

How An Unlikely Spanish Hero in New Orleans Helped Win the...

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago this month, in July 1776, representatives of 13 American colonies gathered...

Insincerely Yours: Tall Tales

Dear Peoria, Often, I have found, trying to explain New Orleans is akin to trying...

Keeping Cool in New Orleans

Dear Cool, California, I hope this letter finds you living up to your name. I...

The Termites are Swimming in Swarms

Dear Taiwan, Customarily, good manners would prohibit me from saying anything. After all, gracious hospitality...
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Nice and Spicy

Dear Atlanta, Running a-fowl While engaged in conversation recently about disappointing foods, your name came up. Lest...

Big Easy Screen Time and a Letter to Hollywood

Dear Hollywood, Please accept our sincerest apologies in advance for any purple-green-and-gold glitter you might...

The Ghosts of Carnivals Past

The young man from Hannibal, Missouri, had seen a lot in just 23 years...

Neutral Sides

Dear Switzerland, You, of all places, must appreciate the sound of silence, I would imagine....

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